(Wn) Chapter 98 (1/2)

98 Side Story: Serid

I adom of Fyrias

The current task to which I have been assigned is to oversee Prince Flut and Princess Satia as they develop towards maturity I have been with them since the earliest years of their childhood, but as of recent, I have started to feel the distance between us gradually begin to grow

The emotional rift of which I had just discussed was caused but by a single dom of Reidos Despite his former status, Salrut had earned himself a position within the Royal palace He had obtained his otherwise unjustified position through the act of rescue Her Majesty froents

He claidoin appeared dubious, and I therefore immediately assumed him to be a spy

However, despite my suspicions, both His and Her Majesty both came to trust him I could not fathohtest bit of doubt within the man I understood that he saved Her Majesty froerous situation, but she had conferred far too much faith in him for little reason

I will addom’s royal family did possess the tendency to be overly naive The family's members were rather open and held an extreme lack of caution when compared to royals from other nations But even then, I felt their choices to be strange and out of scope They were far too trusting and unhen it caht

I had suspected that the ic, and thus, I had ations Most notably, I requested men check as to whether Their Majesties had been charmed or brainwashed I was almost certain that my suspicions had been correct, however, none of my examinations had ever returned positive results Moreover, Their Majesties possessed barriers that would repel any weaker atte the most complicated of spells

I attempted to warn Their Majesties of my suspicions, but they claimed that they trusted him My continued persistence led them to drive me from their sides in annoyance Their choices and actions had left le individual possibly could

However, I re to uncover Salrut’s actions regardless In fact, I did precisely the opposite and furtheredthat Their Majesties would only reater alienation Thus was the extent of my resolve

Salrut truly did well to deserve his title as a Reidosian spy I was unable to find evidence that would allow me to incriminate him despite my many efforts However, I did learn of his motifs

His target was the Fyrias Kingdom’s Godblade He wished to obtain Diabolos, The Demon Lord’s Blade

Godblades were swords told spoken of in legend, but despite their existences being akin to coely unknown Many had even been coe of time

At the moment, there were only five Godblades with theirs nain, Berserk, The Blade of Madness, Ignius, The Brilliant Flae, and last but not least was our country's prided treasure, Diabolos, The Demon Lord’s Blade

Diabolos was said to have an ancient Demon Lord sealed within it, and he ielded the blade was to be granted said Demon Lord’s power That is, the Godblade's ability was to summon subservient demons, and it was precisely that ability that has allowed our ses

The blade’s weakness is said to be its relative inefficacy in single coo, the blade’s successor, one of our Kingdoed the wielder of Crystalos, the Sacred Blade of Water to a duel He and Diabolos had lost despite Crystalos not being a Godblade That said, Diabolos more than made up for its deficiencies with its unique trait Its ability to sudoain

Another one of Diabolos’ unique traits was that it could not be wielded but by a select few Specifically, only those that had the Fyrias Kingdoh their veins could even sotheir souls to it If an unqualified individual attempted to wield the blade, they would lose their life on the spot

Many other countries knew of the blade's abilities to force demons into one’s service, but the rest of its traits were carefully kept hidden except frodom’s national secrets Members of the royal family would be told of the sword's properties upon their tenth birthdays They, however, were not the only individuals infor would also inform the Grand Chamberlain and six of his handpicked subordinates of the Godblade's details The blade would also be described to the Prime Minister and the four men that headed the nation's army

All individuals exposed to the country’s secrets were also granted demons Naturally, I have one within er, then it will appear and protect istered as a D level threat, so it is in fact quite powerful However, I myself am a mere chamberlain I lack royal blood, and therefore, I cannot control the demon's actions

While having a demon by one’s side may sound convenient, I can assure that it is not necessarily so The demon contains another feature in that it simultaneously acts as a sort of shackle Those that atte of the Godblade’s properties will immediately be robbed of their voices and transfor secrecy The demon's final unique trait functioned to much the same purpose That is, the summoned demons possess the ability to hide themselves from those that are capable of appraisal While appraisal is indeed a rare skill, it is not one that completely fails to manifest, and thus, this final ability can be said to be mission critical in the preservation of our country’s secrets

Those that bear royal blood are naturally granted deher quality, C level threats They serve to function as excellent guardians They are even capable of healing injuries and eli any abnormal status They so powerful that they can even reverse the deadliest of wounds in a matter of moments

This, however, leads to its own fair share of complications The demon’s power allows erous situations Thus, they typically tend not to be very cautious; they fail to develop a true sense of danger

And that is precisely what led to the incident that we had just experienced Prince Flut and Princess Satia prepared for their trip to Kranzel with only the most minimal number of escorts It appeared that Salrut had stated that he would protect the two of the himself approved their plans

Their Highnesses both had demons by their sides, and said demons would undoubtedly protect them from harm However, it remained a fact that they were but children It was always possible for them to fall into a sort of trap, and thus, I decided that it would be best for me to accoers that occurred throughout the trip to enlighten them so that they would better understand the risks that awaited them in the future

And then, Salrut acted One night, he brought back with hiroup of children that I could only find to be suspicious I admit that they were but mere children, and that they were unlikely to inflict harhnesses’ persons However, I ell aware that e, and thus, I practiced caution I intentionally sharpenedthee their purposes

My probing had led me to believe that one of the children was far more suspicious than the rest The individual that I had chosen to keep , cat eared lass by the name of Fran I was unable to see a respectable person in her regardless of how hard I looked Moreover, I noticed her sneak around the building in order to converse with Salrut

Both the Prince and Princess had see to her I, however, refused to be fooled I decided then that I would expose the core of her character and thus, I attee me an obstacle, for she would be subject to a demon’s power should she have attempted to attack me

All in all, I had presumed that I was still in control of the situation, but it soon spiraled far beyond even my wildest fantasies